The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s 39th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference will be held November 2–4 at the Durham Convention Center in Durham, NC. Thanks to support from the USDA Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education Program (Southern SARE), Extension personnel and agricultural specialists at Clemson University and SC State University may access a limited number of travel scholarships for this event.
Scholarship
The scholarship will provide registration for the conference (includes all meals starting Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch), optional whole or half-day intensives on Monday, November 4, and hotel for up to two nights if needed. Hotels will be provided on a reimbursement basis. Mileage will not be reimbursed unless essential.
About the Conference
The conference boasts a premier event featuring local farmer-mentors as well as experts from various sectors of our agricultural system tackling the challenges of building resilient regional food systems, from the big ideas to the particulars of production.
- Over 60 workshops on timely topics
- Full and half-day on-farm intensives
- Keynote presentation
- Exhibit hall highlighting products and services for small farms
- Amazing local and organic meals
- Regional gatherings and networking opportunities
- Policy updates
- Advocacy opportunities
- Seed exchange
- Book signing and much more!
How to Apply
Scholarships will be provided until allotted funding is depleted or the deadline to apply (September 27) has passed. If you wish to apply for a travel scholarship, please complete the Google Form before Friday, September 27th.
Please do not complete the form until you are sure you plan to attend the conference.
For questions, please contact:
- Kelly Flynn, SC SARE Program Assistant – kgilker@clemson.edu
- Dr. John Andrae, SC SARE Coordinator (CU) – jandrae@clemson.edu
- Dr. Joshua Idassi, SC SARE Coordinator (SCSU) – jidassi@scsu.edu
